Detachable heel.



,0; 0. SOHMIDT, DETAGHABL BEL; I APPLICATION IIL ED .15,1907.

PATENTED DEC. 10, 1907.

pm s rarss CARL o. SCHMIDT, OF ST. JOHN, NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA.

. nE'rAoHABLE HEEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 10, 1907.

Application filed August 15. 1907. an No. 388.609.

To all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, CARL O. SCHMIDT, citizen of Canada, residing at St. John, in the Province of New Brunswick nd Dominion of Ganada, have invented new and useful Improvements in Detachable Heels, of which the following is a specification.

My invention pertains to elastic or cushion heels for boots and shoes; and it contemplates the provision of a heel of the kind stated embodying sim 1e and light means through the medium 0 which it may be eX- I peditiously and easily connected to a shoe,

the accompanying drawings, forming part,

of this specification, in which:

Figure 1 isa longitudinal vertical section- -1llustrat1ng the heel constituting the preferred embodiment of my invention as properly attached to the sole of a shoe. Fig. 2 is a transverse section taken in the plane indicated by the line 22 of Fig. 1, looking rearward. Fig. 3 is an inverted plan view of the metallic coupler of my novel heel. Fig. 3 is a plan of the said coupler. spective view of the cross-bar comprised in the coupler, and: Fig. 5 is a detail inverted plan view illustrating a portion of a modified coupler.

Referring by letter to the said drawings, and more particularly to Figs. 1 to 4 thereof: A is a shoe bottom or sole. Bis the elastic pr cushion pad of my improvement, which is preferably ofrubber or some suitable composition containing rubber, and is of thegeneral configuration common to heels'i. e., is tapered at its back and sides toward its under side. C is the frame co "1 rised in the coupler of my novel heel, and is the cross-bar of said coupler, while E is a screw through the medium of which the said cross-bar is at,

tached to the shoe bottom or sole A.

As shown in Figs. 1 to 3, the coupler.

frame C is of general U-shaipc its back Fig. 4 is 'a perand sides slightly inclined downward and inward to enable it to, hold the pad B, and is provided along its upper edge with an inwardly directed flange a. Said frame is also provided at its ends with inwardly directed, upright flanges b, which are of U-shape in plan, Fig. '3 and are arranged to afford; spaces obetween their upper ends and the forward ends of the flange a for a purpose which will be presently pointed out. The cross-bar D of the coupler has its ends (Z U- sliiap'ed to engage the flanges b of theframe C, after the manner illustrated. in Figs. 3 and 3, and is proyidcd on its upper edge with a forwardly extending apertured lip e through which the screw E extends to fasten the heel to the shoe bottom or sole, A. For the sake of lightness and strength both the frame C and cross-bar,D 'of the coupler are preferably formed of sheet-metal which in addition to being resilient, is susceptible of being readily shaped as illustrated.

When it is desired to apply my novel heel to a shoe bottom or sole A, the pad B" is placed in the coupler frame 0, either before or t after the crossbar D is arranged in and engaged with the said frame; the fraine C or 'sole A precedent to the positioning of the pad B and the crossbar D in the frame. The frame C is engaged with the shoe bottom or sole A by the arrangement of the flange a above the-said bottom or sole'A, and hence it will be apparent that'when thepad B and cross-bar D are. properly placed in the frame,

having been engaged with the shoe bottom and the cross-bar D is attached to the bottom or sole A through the screw E or any [other suitable means, the, heel as a whole .will be strongly connected'to the shoe in such I manner that there i's no liability of its becoming casually disconnected or loose during the wear of the shoe. When, however, it is desired for any reason todetach the heel 'from the shoe sole or bottom- A, the same may be readily accomplished by removing the screw E, drawing the'cross-bar D downward out of engagement with the flanges b of the frame C, and then withdrawing the flange a of the frame) from'engagement with the sole A. It' will also be apparent that by reasonof the flanges b of the frame C, and the flanges d of the cross-bar D being inclined upward and outward 'as s iown in. Fig. 2, the upward movement of v ward from the said crossbar.

the cross-bar D in engagement with the flanges Z) of the frame 0 will operate to draw the ends of the said frame C inward, so as to positively engage flange a of the frame C with the shoe sole or bottom A. From this latter it follows that when it is merely desired to merely replace a worn pad B with a fresh pad, the same may be accomplished after the cross-bar D is removed and while the. lrarne C remains in engagement with the sole or bottom A. 4

-The modi'lied construction shown in Fig. 5 is similar to that shown in Figs. 1 to 4, with'the exception that the apertured lip e of the crossbar l) in Fig. 5, is directed rear- When the said modified construction is employed, the crossbar D must obviously be connected to the bottom or sole A merit of the pad B in the coupler.

- it will be appreciated from the foregoing that the metallic coupler of my novel heel may be made quite light, and at small cost, and yet the said coupler is well adapted to withstand. for an indefinite period the usage to which detachable cushion heels are ordinarily subj eeted.

The construction herein shown and described constitutes the best embodiment of my invention known to me, but it is obvious that in the future practice of the invention such changes or modifications may be made as fairly fall within the scope of my invention as defined in the claims appended.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Let teislatent, is: i

l. The combination with an article of foot gear; of a heel comprising a pad, and a.

coupler holding the pad and made up of a resilient frame which engages the sole' of said article, and a forward crossbar; the said frame and the crossbar having ends which are interlocked, whereby the cross-bar is enabled to hold the ends of the frame against outward movement.

2. The combination with an article of foot gear; of a heel comprising a pad, and a coupler holding the pad and made up of a L sheped, resilient frame which engages the uppersid'e of the sole, a crossbar connected to the ends of the frame and arranged. to hold the said ends against outward movement, and a device connecting the said cross-bar to the sole.

3. The combination with an article of foot gear; of a heel comprising a pad, and a coupler'holding the pad and made up of a U- shaped resilient franie having an inturned' horizontal flange engaging the 11 per side of the sole, and also having uprig t inwardly in cross-section,

directed flanges, of Ushape precedent to the arrange elastic gear; of a'heel comprising a pad, and a coupler holding the pad and made up of a U shaped resilient frame having an inturned' horizontal flange engaging the upper side of the sole, and. also having inwardly directed end flanges, of U-shapc in crosssection, at its ends, and lnclmed upward and outward, a.

cross bar having similarly inclined end. flanges of U-shape in cross-section at its ends engaged with the end llanges of the frame, and also having an apertured lip on its upper edge, and a device extending through. the said apertured lip and connecting the crossbar to the sole.

5. The combination with an article of foot gear; of a heel comprising a pad, and a C0113l61 holding the pad and made up of a resilient frame which engages the sole of said article, a forward cross-bar; said frame and the cross-bar having ends which are interlooked, and a device connecling the said. cross-bar to the sole.

As a new article of nranufzmture, a detachable boot or shoe heel comprising an elastic pad, and a metallic coupler holding the pad and made up of a resilient lJ shoped frame having an inturned horizontal llaugo and also having inturned end flanges, andn cross-bar engaged with the end flanges of the frame and arranged to be secured against movement with respect to the frame.

7. As a new article of manufacture, a detachable boot or shoe heel, comprising an elastic pad, and a metallic/coupler made up of a frame in which the pad is held and which is arranged to engage the heel portion. of a boot or shoe sole, and a crossbar detachahly connected with the ends of the frame and provided with means arranged to be con? nectedto the sole.

8. As a new article of manufacture, a detachable boot or shoe heel comprising an pad, and a metallic coupler made up of a U-shaped, resilient frame in. which the pad is held and which is arranged to engage the heel portion of a boot or shoe sole, and a pad is held and which is arranged to engage the heel portion of a hoot or shoe sole, and a forward cross-bar; the ends of the frame and In testimony whereof I have hereunto set the ends of the cr0ss bar heing provided with my hand in presence of two subscribing w1tcomplementary engaged devlces arranged on upward movement of the cross-bar to nesses. effect inward movement Of the ends of the CARL C. SCHMIDT. frame and the cross-bar being also provided Witnesses:

CHAS. T BAILEY,

with means arranged t6 be connectedwith SOLOMON M. CONNELL.

the sole. 

